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GT Cup: Donington Park Round 1 Race Report

Sam — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:57:30 +0000

91��ý is an official partner of the GT Cup for the 2026 season

91��ý Racing – the high-performance arm of 91��ý – is an official partner of the GT Cup Championship for its 2026 season.

All cars on the GT Cup grid are sporting the 91��ý Racing logo on their door number boards, as well as appearing in other championship branding and literature.

Following the pre-season media day at Donington Park in March, the roadshow returned to the prestigious Derbyshire-based venue for Round 1 of the championship, where a gruelling 100-minute race under challenging conditions made for some exciting racing.

Read the full report below from the series…

“A day of mixed weather was no challenge for PB Racing with JMH’s Peter Erceg and Marcus Clutton, as they prevailed in a thrilling 100-minute battle at Donington Park over GT3 debutants Team BRIT.

“Qualifying on pole, it looked as though BRIT’s Jamie Falvey and Peter Fullick had put themselves in prime position for a brace of victories in their BMW M4 GT3. But pre-race rain threw a spanner in the works and changing strategies opened the door for experienced hands Erceg and Clutton to power ahead to Group GT3 and Overall glory.

“GTC was a thriller from the start, and it was JMH who walked away from the East Midlands with two wins for the team as Frank Morris and James Pickford powered to the Group win. SVG Motorsport took a double as Marc Elman and Cameron Pratt-Thompson snatched GTH, whilst a gamble to go on slicks before the competition gave Neil Wallace and Ian Astley the foundation to take GTA honours. Paul Bailey and David Brabham did a GTO double in their new Mercedes-AMG whip with SB Rce Engineering.”

Qualifying

“Compared to Saturday’s greasy conditions, Sunday’s sunshine-soaked qualifying session was an opportunity for drivers to bolt on a set of Pirelli slick tyres and go flat out for 15 minutes.

“The first session resulted in a comprehensive GTH/GTA double for SVG Motorsport – but only just. In GTH, it appeared as though 24-7 Motorsport’s Charlie Benson had got the Group pole in his Ginetta G56 but Cameron Pratt-Thompson – in his own G56 – was on a charge, and reducing the deficit lap-on-lap. As the chequered flag came out, Pratt-Thompson reached his zenith – snatching pole by 0.031sec with a 1m33.509s effort.

“In GTA, Ian Astley got behind the wheel of the #24 BMW M4 and put his foot down. His first lap put him to the top of the group and he improved from there, finally settling on a 1m35.266sec to put himself ahead of the Raceworks Motorsport Ginetta of Daniel Quintero on the grid.

“Come the second session, there was no change in the intensity with GT3 and GTC machines mixing it at the top for the overall pole. The GT3s of Falvey and Erceg took turns swapping the top spot with the GTC Lamborghini Super Trofeo of Mike Taylor, every time logged resulting in a different car in the hot seat.

“But Round One winner Falvey continued his hot streak in the BMW M4 GT3 to take GT3 and Overall pole with a 1m26.950sec, two-tenths ahead of Taylor’s Triple M Motorsport Lamborghini which took GTC honours. Erceg took third, and a strong spot on the second row for the afternoon’s 100-minute encounter.

“Bailey rounded out the pole-sitters, as he continues to get to grips with his eye-catching Mercedes-AMG GT in Group GTO.”

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“The first 100-minute extravaganza of the season proved thrilling in more ways than one, as lunch-time rain drenched the circuit and meant wet tyres were the name of the game. On the start, Falvey converted pole into an early lead, fending off pressure initially from Taylor – who made a lightning start in the Super Trofeo – and then Erceg, who quickly made the most of the changeable conditions in his Audi R8 LMS.

“Also making quick work of gaining places was Triple M Motorsport’s Rob Garofall who moved up from third to the lead of GTH as the race went green after starting under the safety car. With Erceg looking to pounce on any opportunities, Taylor couldn’t take too many risks or he’d risk losing his second overall.

“As the leaders started to pass traffic, the benefits of an increasingly dry line were negated by having to be careful getting themselves past. Come the stops, teams opted to play it safe except for SVG Motorsport, as Ian Astley elected to give it a go and as Neil Wallace brought the GTA BMW M4 GT4 in from second, wets were swapped for slicks and Astley went out to hunt down erstwhile leaders Raceworks Motorsport.

“For others, the choice to stick with what they had looked like it might go against them as the additional forecasted rain failed to materialise. Thankfully for them, a late safety car to recover a stranded car gave them the perfect opportunity to take a free stop and change onto the dry rubber.

“Taking over from Erceg, Marcus Clutton initially set blistering pace on increasingly overheating wets to overhaul the Team Brit crew, and once the safety car came back in he sprinted to the flag to take a first Group and Overall win of the season for the PB Racing with JMH team.”

“GTC proved thrilling to the end, as positions kept changing throughout. Making the most of trials and tribulations for their competition, JMH scored a double Group victory as Frank Morris and James Pickford bested fellow Lamborghini duo Taylor and Charlie Digby. Jack Gadd and Dan Brown kept up their strong start to the season for DWG Motorsport with Topcats as they completed an all-Super Trofeo podium.

“Sticking to the plan benefitted SVG Motorsport as the team picked up a pair of wins in both GTH and GTA. The former proved captivating throughout, with Marc Elman and Cameron Pratt-Thompson ending in the hot seat as the music stopped. The Ginetta racers finished ahead of Jolt Racing, John Ingram and Rupert Williams picking up another podium finish on their return to GT Cup. 24-7 Motorsport’s Ben Taylor and Charlie Benson rounded out the GTH top three.

“In GTA, Astley’s call to go onto slick at the mandatory pitstop proved race-winning. Getting up to speed quickly, they pipped Raceworks’ Andrew Perry and Daniel Quintero to take the win. GTO honours went the way of Paul Bailey and David Brabham – the latter extracting every ounce of speed possible out of their Mercedes-AMG GT to finish fourth overall.”

After a thrilling weekend of endurance racing to start the year, the GT Cup Championship brings Sprint racing back into the mix for the next round of the year at Snetterton on 16/17 May.

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91��ý Racing Becomes Official Partner of GT Cup for 2026 Season

Sam — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:35:11 +0000

The motorsport braking firm will support the fiercely fought British championship

91��ý Racing – the high-performance arm of 91��ý – has been confirmed as an official partner of the GT Cup Championship for its 2026 season.

All cars on the GT Cup grid will sport the 91��ý Racing logo on their door number boards, as well as appearing in other championship branding and literature.

91��ý Racing has a well-established relationship with the GT Cup, with many teams on the grid already sporting the firm’s motorsport braking components and a successful sponsorship between the two parties previously carried out across the 2020 season.

Founded in 2007 by Marc Haynes, the GT Cup Championship has grown into one of the UK’s leading platforms for competitive GT racing. Built on the ethos of being ‘by racers, for racers,’ it combines professional standards with a welcoming, friendly paddock that prioritises enjoyment, sportsmanship and accessibility.

With a unique combination of shorter sprints and longer endurance races at each round, the series perfectly encapsulates the recently launched line of 91��ý Racing motorsport components that have received rave reviews from race tracks around the globe.

Stefan Goddard, Race Technical Manager at 91��ý, commented: “We are pleased to be supporting GT Cup this season and are looking forward to further showcasing our established motorsport range.

“With existing partnerships already in place across the grid, we look forward to supporting additional teams and drivers with our experience and expertise. This partnership aligns perfectly with our ethos, and we are excited for the season ahead.”

Hannah James, Championship Director, added: “I’m delighted to welcome 91��ý as an official partner for the new GT Cup season. Ourselves and our competitors have a good working relationship with the company as an industry leader, so this is a deal that will only benefit all parties for what we can see is shaping up to be a very exciting season already.”

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Race Report: Team Schnell, MSVT Trackday Championship, Round 2

ebcbrakes2021 — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:20:51 +0000

EBC-equipped Ford Fiesta racing outfit took to Silverstone for the second leg of the series, once again showing some serious promise

Team Schnell, made up of driver duo Henry Wright and Kevin Glover, are competing in this year’s season of the MSVT Trackday Championship series.

Continuing in the series’ ‘D’ class (that they finished runners-up in last year), the outfit followed the series from Donington Park to Silverstone recently for its second leg.

Team Schnell’s Mk6 Fiesta ST features 91��ý Racing’s RP-X pads and USR discs up front and Bluestuff pads with plain discs on the rear.

The team tell us how the weekend went down in Henry’s words below.

“Silverstone: our local track and a place both Kevin and myself are very familiar with, having competed in two previous 24-hour races here, as well as multiple spring races in various championships through the years.

“The weather forecast was ‘non-committal’ to say the least; we opted for a fairly wet setup on the car but left the car with EBC’s RP-X front pads matched with Ultimax discs, which is our preference in dry conditions, and EBC’s Bluestuff pads in the rear.

“Qualifying itself was a very wet, very crowded affair. The grid was at capacity and the National circuit being very short didn’t help with finding space to put in a solid lap. We managed to secure 3rd – a good result given the above conditions.

“Having expected the brakes to be a bit too grabby for the conditions, we were happy to find the modulation was just as confidence-inspiring in the wet. The ABS again wasn’t being too intrusive. Normally in the wet, the ABS works the rear pads extremely hard and causes crumbling, however the EBC Bluestuff items look like new still – zero wedging of the pad itself either, which is impressive for a single-piston calliper setup.

“With work to do in the race and wet conditions to start with again, we opted to be cautious and not risk too much straight away. Waiting for other people to out-brake themselves paid off and we were soon up to 2nd in class having been held up by a group in a higher class, but in slower cars.”

“In the chase for first, it started drying. After the pits, Kev was dicing hard with the APO Motorsport Renault Sport Clio in P1, putting the car in all sorts of shapes into Copse Corner as I watched from the pit wall.

“It’s easy to rotate the car in the brakes with so much confidence and feel. The race was red flagged early due to a big crash and we rolled into the pits into an expected 2nd place finish, along with the fastest lap in the class again. Consistent braking feel and not having to manage overheating issues is a massive enabler when pushing hard and this combo once again showed its dynamic ability.

“However, there was pit stop calamity again as I had pressed the pit limiter button at the wrong line and started the timer too early, thus giving us a short pit stop time by a couple of seconds. With the applied penalty of 1 lap this put us well down the order. Another case of ‘that’s racing’, having been one of the front-running cars again.”

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Race Report: RP-X-equipped Golf GTI Wins First Round

ebcbrakes2021 — Fri, 14 May 2021 08:19:24 +0000

Chris Adams’ Mk4 Golf takes gold in round one of the 2021 instalment of the EBC-supported race series

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91��ý is proud to announce its support of the race series for 2021. This UK-based championship is the go-to place for all club-level VAG-Group motor racing, with two distinct classes meaning you can expect packed grids including everything from Mk1 Golfs all the way through to engine-swapped SEAT Leon Cupras.

The first round of the year took place at Kent’s Brands Hatch’s GP circuit in May, with wildly varying weather conditions seen throughout the weekend.

Qualifying was a very mixed affair thanks to torrential rain throughout, with many thrills and spills resulting in Chris Adams topping the grid ahead of Race 1, followed by Brian Roberts and Scott Fletcher

Race 1 the next day was held under glorious sunshine, with Chris Adams in his 91��ý Racing RP-X-equipped Mk4 Golf GTI able to hold onto first position throughout. Race 2 saw a slightly smaller grid thanks to some casualties in Race 1, namely Brian Roberts who suffered DSG issues and Andrew Marshall who cooked his engine. Lap four led to disaster for Chris Adams as his driveshaft decided to give up the ghost, leaving it down to Scott Fletcher and Simon Tomlinson to scrap it out for first and second positions.

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